Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Carmaker Genty (France) is planning to launch a car with a capacity of 1,000 horsepower Akylone called for acceleration from 0-300 km / h in 14 seconds.

Project Akylone production car was introduced four years ago when Frederic Genty - who founded the company with the idea of ​​producing a lightweight sports car. He and his engineers spent a long time researching and drafting a model car made of lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum. During the study, all the necessary details of the car not too were eliminated, resulting in the Paris Motor Show here, Genty will release a car weighing just 1,088 kg impressed with ratings of 58% and 42% behind the front.

Akylone car will be powered by a V8 twin-turbo 4.8-liter capacity (manufacturer unknown) for a capacity of 1,000 hp with maximum torque is 884 lb-ft with gearbox 7-level rear-drive.

To "market authority" in public, Genty also planned to bring Akylone Nurburging tested at the track with ambition to establish a world record for commercial car can accelerate from 0-300 km / h The world's fastest.

There will be only correct 15 Akylone car produced in the factory of Genty located in a small town in central France called Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule. One of them will be on display at the Paris Exhibition in 2012. Price of this car has not been disclosed.